The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
JvER 100 LIVES LOST.
The ". E. Schelien Sinks in the Eng fish Channel ard Many
 Lives Lost.
mystcrieus Coiiision-co"htea"g Reports Of Dnieers-statcrsents
 by Survivors.

LONDON. Nov. 20.-The Dutch steamer W. A. Scholten, Capt. Taal, which left Rotterdam yesterday for New York, was sunk by q collision with the steamer Rosa Mary Of Hartle- pool, at II o'clock last night, ten miles off Dover. The Scholten carried a complement oi 20 passengers and crew. The steamer Ebro of Sunderland res cued many Of the crew and passengers and landed them at the Sailors home, Dover. One hundred and forty of the passengers arc missing. One passen- ger and a child Of the party brought to Dover, were found dead from exposure. The W. A. Scholten's masts are visible from Dover pier. Boats have left Dover bound in all directions for the purpose of saving life and property if possible.
 The Rosa Mary is anchored of Rams gate with her bows stove.
 The W. A. Scholten left Rotterdam Saturday morning. At the time of the accident dense fog prevailed. The Schelten was struck oa the port bow by the Rosa Mary. Immediately after the shock was felt the Scholten passen- gers, all Of whom had retired for the night, rushed on deck in their night gowns. He boats were promptly or dered to le lowered, but 1t was found that only two were available. The three others were useless and were not lowered. The water rushed swiftly through the hole in the bow and ter r ble scene ensued. The panic-stricken passengers uttered piercing shrieks and many fell upon their knees and prayed aloud. Little children cluDg to their mothers, who, themselves were shrieking with terror. The officers were cool and seIf-possessed and re- msined on the bridge to the last. Sev- eral persons procured llfe-belts and leaped into the sea. Within twenty minutes of the shock the Scholten was engulfed. All those who had put on lie bells fioated and were rescued by the boats from the steamer Ebro which bruised around until o'clock In the morning. Many of the rescued lost wives, husbands. brothers and sisters. The survivors were supplied with clothes and everything possible was done to insure their comfort
 Up to D. m. twenty-two bodies had been recovered and landed at Dover.
 CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
 The passengers accounts differ re- gardng the circumstances of the coill- sion and the reports of the officers or the Scholtan clash with those of the officers of the Rosa Mary. Some of the passengers state that the evening merriment mad ceased and most of the passengers had retired to their hunks, only few remaining in the saloon, when tremendous crash was heard on the port bow. They say it Is impossi- ble that the collision could have oe cured by the Seholten striking an an chored vessel
 The second mate Of the Scholten re- ports that he was on deck when he saw an unknown steamer coming through the fog. Before anything could be done the Soholten was struck in the fore rigging and port bow. The other vessel, which he now presumes, was the Rosa Mary, backed oil and disap peared. Within twenty minutes tie Scholten sunk.
 The captain of the Rosa Mary states that his vessel was run into while 1n- chored southeast of South Sand head by an unknown steamer. Finding that the Rosa Mary was damaged he pro eeeded to Dover roads, where the vos- gel is TOW docked. The Rosa Mary was lsdel with coals for st. Naxaire
 According to tho latest statement there were 2l0 persons on board the Scholten, leaving 1j2 drowned and missing
 The seholten lies four miles from the Admiralty pier. Her thrce ma Is are visible. She is In a position dangerous to navigation. A buoy and llgbts have been placed on the wreck.
 WHAT SURVIVORS SAY.
 One of those saved Is Mont Colo. from the Tyrol. He states that the scenes on the sinking ship were terrible; The stcerage passengers, striekeh wltt terror, ran about the deck in wild con fusion. The captain tried his utmost to restore order, but without elle ct. The passengers rushed for the boats, and it was with lhe greatest difficulty inst the officers could keep them from jumping into and sinking them. C5'o was in the water two hours. When taken out he was greatly exhausted, ewing to the extreme cold and his e. forts 10 keep anoat. After the vess l sunk the cries of persons in the wator could be heard for long time in all directions.
 Geo. Moore. a passenger, states that when the crash Occurred a general rush was made for the deck. II was told that nothing serious had occurred, " Et Ealus btL SFthtIo A There were six English passengers on board the vessel, and one of these, a girl, asked us to keep in a group, thet the English might go down together. was in the water long time be.ore being picked up. When the Scholtoa sank the cries were heartrending. The captain of the Ebro, the rescuins vessel, behaved nobly. He had all his deck load of timber thrown overheard, and this judicious act saved many lives. Only two Of the Scholten's boats were lowered; the other could not be got adrift. do not know whether this was dus to any fault on board The vessel listed over so much that al the boats could not be dropped into the water. The people rushed about ir the greatest state Of excitement, al trying to get place in the two boats which had been successfully lowered The scare and disorder preyented many